Re: gEDA-user: PCB footprint mapping

["Phil Taylor" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marvin,

I don't remember if you started the gedasymbols site (apparently you at least
have the power to make it go away).  But I think that it's a good project.

Frankly, with John Luciani hosting the symbols he's got on his site, there
really isn't much need for gedasymbols (on the footprint front, anyway) if
it's not going to offer at least what he's got to start with: organization,
clarity, and good parts!

It's an organizational problem and your site doesn't seem to have even
attempted to figure it out or provide the guidance that the geda/PCB community
obviously needs.

If you give up so easily, why would anyone rely on you for their symbols?

Karel's argument is starting to sound better and better!

Phil


Marvin Dickens <marvindickens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Phil Taylor wrote:
> > Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> I suggest also "Finally, a special-purpose website has been created to
> >> distribute gEDA symbols and footprints: http://www.gedasymbols.org/, but
> >> it currently needs donations." to be deleted from
> >> http://geda.seul.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=geda:pcb_tips
> >>     
> >
> >
> > uhh, why not find out what's happening with that site ... instead of
trying
> to
> > censor a wiki?
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   
> Here's the deal:  No one donated any symbols or footprints and the 
> website ended up a repository in name only.
> This thread has pointed out how useless of a resource gedasymbols.org is 
> to the community. Therefore,  I'm
> going to pull the plug on gedasymbols.org.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
> Marvin
>